God is Really Cool!

God is really cool....this week definitely showed me that (as if I didn't already know!?)

My last day at work before Maternity Leave is Sept 5. I had considered quitting , but wasn't sure about maternity leave, disability, benefits... etc.
Well as it turns out, we're being laid off on Sept 30, anyway, so I can get disability for the whole allotted time AND THEN get unemployment!! YAY! God is so good. :)

So, two things were on my mind on Sunday morning... the Baby's name, and CMT.

CMT (Charcot-Marie-Tooth) is the muscle condition I have, in case I never told you the name. Anyway, I have always had a problem, but recently noticed more significant difficulty with "pinching" with my right thumb and index finger. I am much less able to do things like hook my bra behind me, hold the puff to put powder on my face, Q-Tip my ear, etc. Things that you need to be able to do and don't realize you'll miss it til you can't. So, needless to say I was frustrated yesterday morning and praying that God would help me cope.

He has already promised me healing many many times in the last year, and I fully believe that He is going to heal me. But, I do not know when, and in the meantime I need to be able to cope with my limitations. God also knows that I LOVE it when He sends a stranger to give me a word, because they don't know me and only I will know what their word means, you know?

So after 1st service, a very well-respected man (that I don't know personally) came and introduced himself to me and told me his father had a word for me. Me! Just a girl he saw on stage and God told him to tell me something!! It was simply the text of Isaiah 58:11 and that separate from the blessings and promises for my husband and me, I needed to hold this verse close to my heart as promises for ME.

The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. Isaiah 58:11, NIV.

He mentioned that this was for my body, soul and mind. That there was some physical aspect but he didn't know what, and that God would guide me in everything and I didn't need to worry. Then he said a simple, lovely prayer and went away as quickly as he came. God is SO neat. That is most certainly EXACTLY what I needed to hear.

Then I decided to go ahead and get prayer after 2nd service. The only woman I saw who wasn't praying just so happened to be a very wise mom of 7. She told me that she can tell that I know how important naming my baby is, and that God has already picked a name for her so I don't have to worry. I know that I am in tune with God and am listening to His voice on the matter, and it's OK that I haven't heard/figured it all out yet.
Sometimes God likes to let you sweat a little. :) Two of her babies didn't have names until 5 and 7 days after birth! When it's the right name, God will let me know. He will give that unmistakable peace and I'll JUST KNOW. I am looking forward to that. :) So even though I will still think about it, I am going to try to chill out about the whole name thing. I trust that God will tell us, and that's comforting for now. :)

And I may still even like Lucy. Even spending time at the IL's house yesterday evening with The Dog. So we shall see. :)